Line-casting and type-composing machine.



B. GADE. LINE QASTING AND TYPE COMPOSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.14, 1910. RENEWED DEG. 9, 1910. 1 902 220, Patented Sept. 5,1911.

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- specification (if mania-ea. Patented Sept. 5, 1911 Application filedMarch 14, 1910; serial 7m. 549,084. Benewe d December S, 1910. sen-a m,596,510.

V .'l '0 all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, BAYLUS Game, 21 citizen of the United States,residing at Shelby, in'the county of Cleveland and State of NorthCarolina have invented new and useful Improvements in Line-Casting andType-Composing Machines of which the following is a'specification.

My present invention'relates to improvements in line composing" andtype-casting machines of the class wherein type bars are castfromana-trices which areselected, by.

manipulation of the keyboard and are composed upon an assembling rail,the type bar eing cast directly from the line of composed The presentinvention is an improvement upon the composing and line casting Inachineas disclosed in LettersPate'nt, ,No. 920,021, I

and it has for itsobject primarily to simplify. and improve theconstruction of the machine whereby the capacity of'the machine maybeincreased, the machine may be operated with greater facility, andbetter results may be obtained.- To these ends, the invention providesan improved operating mechanism for the machine including a keyboard andpneumatic devices controllable from the keyboard for performing thevarious operations necessary, such as the selection of the matrices, therelease of the matrix carriers so that they may more toward theassembling and casting point, the clamping of the composed matrices onthe assembling rail, the justification and restoring of the matrices andalso the matrices at the completion operation.

of each casting I Another object of the present invention is to providea plurality of matrix carriers which are preferably acted uponconstantly by conveying means which tends to impart a circulatingmovement to such matrix carriers, in combination with selecting devicesoperative from the keyboard, matrixdiold- '-1llg and releasing means forsuccessively holding each set of matrices inoperative relat-ion withtlieselecting devices andreleas ing such matrix carriers after thedesired matrix therein has been selected, thecirculating means alsoserving to automatically the selecting operation. 1 p I 7 Av further'objtct of l'lie invention is to granted tome on April 27, 1909,-

elevation of the completion 'of, each casting" providean improved formof matrix carparts of the carrier being normally retained in apredetermined position so that theme trices will appropriately registerwith the selecting means by a catch which catch, however, isautomatically released after a matrix in this particular carrier hasbeen selected.

To-these and: other ends,-, the invention consists in certainimprovements, and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will behereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed outparticularly in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 represents a front elevation of aline composing and type casting machine constructed in accordance withmy present invcnt-ion; Fig. 2 represents the machine shown in Fig. -l inside elevation as viewed from the right, the right hand end of theframe, however, being broken away parts of the machine more clearly;Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine as shown in the two precedingfigures; Fig. 4 is a detail. diagrammatic View showing in plan thematrices, the circulating means or conveyor, the matrix selecting means,and a device for an tomatically permitting the selected matrix to moveintoengagement with the assem bling rail; Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic Viewof one of the units of the machine including a part of the keyboard, thecorresponding matrix selecting device, and the releasing de- -vice ,forthe matrixcarriers; Fig. 6 is a'view showing in' detail the constructionof the row. of matrix selecting devices; Fig. 7 is l "detail view of theassembling rail, the matrix clamp which is cooperative with the rail,-and one of .the keys of the keyboard so as to' show certain whiclrtheelevator operates to, restore the matrices to normal position withrespect to their carriers; F 10 is a, perspective view of one ofthematrix carriers. showing the matrices in normal position thereon F 1g.11 is a detailview of the assembling rail showing wedge being shown insection; Fig. 13

' ceiving or transmitting is a detail view showing a portion of one ofthe matrix carriers'in elevation, one of the matrices beingshown inposition upon the assembling rail which latter is represented insection, the matrix justifying and restoring devices are showninele'yation, and the casting mold is indicated' in dotted lines; and Fig.14 is ing the manner in which justification of the matrices is effected.

Similar parts are designated by the same reference characters in theseveral views.

In the accompanying drawing, I have shown oneembodiment of a linecomposing and type casting machine. It will be understood, however, thatthis embodiment of the invention is shown essentially as an example andthat certain modifications and changes may be made in the structure and.in-the relative arrangement of theparts in carrying the invention intoeffect, whereby the invention maybe applied to the best advantageaccordingto the circumstances of each particular case.

In the present instance, the machine comprises generally a frame 1 whichmay be of any suitable shape and dimensions to accommodate the differentmechanisms of the machine. A pair of vertical shafts 2 and 3 arejournaled preferably in the upper portion of the frame and one of theseshafts is driven by suitable gearing, such as the bevel gear 4 from apower shaft 5, the latter being provided with pulle s 6 or otherpower-remeans.

In the present instance, the various mechanisms of the machine, areactuated by compressed air which air, however, is-under the control of akeyboard 7. Compressed air may be received from any external source. Inorder, however, that each machine may be self-contained or complete initself, I prefer to'equip each machine with an air pump or compressor 8which may be driven from the power shaft 5 by any suitable means, suchfor instance as an eccentric 9, and the compressed air from the cylinderis conducted by a pipe 10 to a suitable reservoir or chamber 11,-thelatter supplying compressed air to the keyboard through one or morepipes 12. A relief valve 13 is shown upon the pipe 10 in order torelieve any undue or excess of pressure that might be developed by thepump or compressor.

The shafts 2 and 3 form part of a conveyer for effecting a circulatingmovement of the matrix carriers. In the present instance, thecirculating means is in the form of a pair of endless bands 14 and"15which may be composed of thin steel or other suitable flexible material,and these bands are power shaft 5.

a detail sectional view showmaintained in parallel relation by means ofstepped pulleys 16 and 17 which are mounted respectively on the shafts 2and 3. The endless bands receive a constant motion from the pulley 17which is driven from the According to the present invention,

a bar or frame, is used. Each matrix carrier or frame contains a set ofmatrices which set includes the necessary matrices to make up a font.The matrices of each carrier or frame are capable of being selected andshifted relatively to the carrier or frame into a position to beassembled upon an assemblingrail for the casting operation,

and each matrix carrier or frame with its font of matrices is supportedand suspended upon the traveling bonds. The number of matrix carriersused may be determined by the length of the line to be composed or byother conditions. Each matrix carrier in the present instance iscomposed of a head 18 which is provided on its under side with a pair ofupwardly extending'slots 19- and 20 in which the bands 14 and 15respectively ma be seated a vertical guide or shank 21 which is rigidlysecured in a suitable manner to the head,.and a shiftable matrix frame22 which is capable of vertical movement upon and with respect to thevertical shank 21. The shiftable matrix-carrying frame 22 consists inthe present instance of a head 23 which embraces the shank 21 as a guideand a vertical bar 24 whi-ch is rigidly attached to the head, this barbeing provided with a number of slots 25 which are arranged preferablyhorizontally therein and correspond in number to the number of matricesof the carrier, and each matrix in the present instance embodies a head26 bearing a charactor 27 in intaglio upon its upper face. and the headof the matrix is supported by a bar 28 which is slidable horizontally inthe respective slot 25 in the bar 24.. The bars 28 of the severalmatrices one side of the vertical shank 21 of the matrix carrier whilethe heads of the matrices are arranged in front of this shank. Thelowermost slot 25. in the bar 24 is provided in the present instancewith a combined spacer and justifying wedge which consists of a head 29,the lateral sides of which. are tapered, and this head is carried by abar 30 which is slida-ble horizontally in the lowermost slot 25 in thebar 24. The tapered head 29 is preferably of a height less than that ofthe matrix, it being provided on the under side with a rib 31 which 'isadapted to rest upon the assembling rail 32 so as to support the wedgesurfaces at the proper elevation, and the opposed lateral faces of eachmatrix are undercut or grooved as at 33' (Fig. 14), these undercut orgrooved portions having a taper corresponding to lie immediately at v aplurallty of matrix carriers, each in the form of.

I the taper of the wedge whereby this wedge rices assembled upon'therail 32 when inserted between any two adjacent matwill have a nrmseating 'upon the respective matrices, as

shown diagrammatically in Fig. 14. The

matrices as before stated characters of the are in intaglio thereon, andthe depth 'of the character faces of the matrices is such that thetaperportions of the characters, when the matrices are assembled uponthe-rail, willbe at a level below the top of the spacing wedge 29 asshown in Fig. 12. f

In; order to provide a close joint or seal between the mold-3'4 and thematrices, each matrix face has its front and rear edges beveled as at 35and 36, and the mold 34 has correspondingly beveled surfaces 37 whichscat upon the beveled surfaces upon the line "of matrices and therebyserve not only to prevent escape of'any of the casting metal, butregistration is thereby effected bet-ween the mold and the line ofassembled matrices. The under side of the mold rests upon the top of thespacing wedge 29 and thereby prevents the escape of casting metal atthis point. Each matrix frame 22 is normally held in a predeterminedelevated position e which is shown in detail in Fig.

with respect to the-carrier, this result being accomplished in thepresent instance by means of a latch 38 which maybe attached to one ofthe parts, it being pivotally mounted at 39 upon the'head 23 andis-provided with a. projection 40 adapted to snap over and become lookedupon 'a shoulder 41 formedas apart of tli red 18. The latch is movedinto and normally held in locked position by means of a spring 42, andthe free end'of the latch is provided with an upturned releasingL'O]B0l3l01143 the operation" of which will be hereinafter described.One of the lateral faces of the carrier head 18 is beveled as at 44 fora purpose to be hereinafter described.

In composing the matrices, according to the present invention. theseveral matrix car riers are brought into a position one behind theother by means of the traveling bands, which bands have a frictionalengagement withand support the matrix carriers, as illustrateddiagrammatically in Fig. 4. When the matrix carriers are in thisposition, the foremost carrier occupies such a position'that the severalmatrices are in register or operativerelation with a series ,ofselecting devices which are controlled by the keyboard 7. This foremostmatrixcarrier is held in operative relation to the selecting devices bymeans of an escapement 5, the supporting bands sliding past the matrixcarrier while the same is held by the escapement. This escapementembodies a pair of oppositely movable pallets 45 and 4.6 which aresuitably guided upon a' portion of the machine frame 1' and are sorelated that one means embodies a lever 47 which crfumed at 48 upon arelatively fixed part of ger so that when such of these palletsengagesand forms an ob struction for the forward face of the foremost carrierhead 18 while at the same time the pallet-'46 is in a slightlyretractedposition, but as'the forward pallet 45 moves toward retracted position,the pallet 46 will move into .a. position to engagethe secondcarrier-head and thereby hold back the following matrix carriers whilethe foremost carrier is permitted to move with the'traveling hands intoa position to permit the selected matrix in this frame to drop upon theassembling rail. While the matrix carriers are held back by theescapement, the traveling bands slip or slide in the seats 19 and 20 ofthe carrierheads. The bevel surface 44 at the rear side of each carrierhead permits 'the rear pallet 46 to move into position in the machineframe, and a pair of links 49 and 50 operatively connect this lever tothe respective pallets. Set-screws 51' may be provided for appropriatelyadjusting the throw of the escapement, these set-screws being arrangedin the present instance to cooperate with the lever 47 at opposite sidesof its pivot or fulcrum. A tension'spring 52 7 acts upon the escapementlever 47 to return the same and yieldingly holdit in the position shownin Fig. 5. According to the present invention, the escapement lever 47is actuated by a pneumatic or fluid-actuated motor which in the presentinstance is in the form of a cylinder 53 which may be rigidly supportedupon a bracket 54 forming a part of the machine frame, and a ger 55ismounted to reciprocate in the cyl inder and its end bears upon thatend of the escapement lever 47 opposite to the spring 52. A pipe 5.6serves to conduct fluid pressure to the cylinder and in rear of theplunfluid is admitted to the cylinder. the plunger will be forced 'outofthe cylinder and bearing upon the escapement lever will rock thelatter so ast-o retract the forward pallet 45 and move the rear pallet46 into position to engage 'the second matrix carrier of the set. Thepallets should immediately reverse their position after the foremostmatrix carrier has piston or plunbeen released, and any" suitable'meansmay be provided for accomplishingthis result.

To the present instance, the reversal of the pallets is effected by thespring 52, and in order to permit the escape of the fluid in rear of theplunger 55, a valve 57 is provided which controls an escape port 58,this valve having a pair of opposed stops 59 between which an arm 60operates. This arm 60 is permitted a limited movement relatively to thevalve and between the oppose stops 59 to the plunger, it having one endrigidly engaging the stem 61 of the plunger and is adapted toalternately engage the opposed stops 59 whichare spaced longitudinallyof the valve stem.

Normally the parts occupy the position shown in Fig. 5, the valve 57closing the vent .58. Air upon entering the cylinder will force thepiston downwardly, thereby actuating the escapement and during the firstpart of the movement of the plunger,

the valve 57 remains in this position until a further movement of theplunger brings the forward side of the arm 60 into such a position as toengage the lower stop and thereby draw the valve 57 irito a position toopen the vent 58, the fluid in rear of the plunger being thereby ventedto the atmosphere and permitting the plunger to be returned to thenormal position shown in Fig. 5 under the action of the spring 52. Thefinal retracting movement of the plunger causes the arm 60 to engage-theupper stop 59 and thereby move the valve 57 into a position to close thevent 58.

The selecting devices which are con-- trollabl by the keyboard .andserveto move the selected matrix in each carrier into position to drop uponthe assembling rail consist in the present instance of a verticallyarranged bar-63 which is secured upon the machine frame in verticalposition and is just outside of the path of the matrix carriers as theytravel with the bands as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 4. -This barforms cylinders for a plurality of pneumatic' motors that are oi? anumber preferably corresponding to the number of matrices of eachcarrier. A convenient way of constructing these motors is to borethe'bar 63 so as to form a vertical series of cylinders or chambers 64,and a plunger 65 is fitted into each of these chambers and has a stem 66which extends through an opening in the rear side of the bar, the stemof selected matrix rearwardly in its frame.

each plunger being arranged to register with and -to press against thebar 28 of a corresponding matrix and thereby push tlip shoulder 67 maybe formed upon each stem for the purpose of limiting its stroke, and acompression spring 68 may surround the stem and serve as means forretracting the plunger after it has properly operated upon the selectedmatrix. A vent opening 69-v may be formed in advance of the plunger toavoid compression of any air at this point,

and a pipe 70 communicates with the opposite end of the chamber orcylinder in rear of the plunger, this pipe' 70 serving to convey fluidpressure to the chamber to actuate the plunger. The fluid supplied to.each is controlled by an appropriate key or the keyboard. In thevpresent instance, 71 represents a key of the keyboard which has a stem.7 2 which operates in a valve casing 73. This casing receives fluidunder pressure from the pipe 12 leading from the reservoir 11, thecasing having a stem 72 of the key has a port 75 which when the key is,depressed, forms a continuous communication for. the compressed fluidthrough the passage 74 and thereby admitscompressed fluid to the matrixselecting-device; When, however, the key is in elevated position, itwill interrupt the flow of fluid through the passage 74: and willpresent a'vent passage 76 to the passage 74 which communicates with thepipe 70 and-thereby permits of any fluid pressure remaining in rear ofthe plunger to escape the atmosphere whereby this plunger 65 may bereturned to normal retracted position as shown in Fig. 5 underthe actionof the spring 68.

In. order that the escapement may be actuated from the same key of thekeyboard and automaticallyimmediately after the selecting device haspushed the selected matrix into position to drop upon the assemblingrail. I conduct fluid from the cylinder 64 and utilize the plunger 65therein as a controlling valve for the plunger of the escapement In thepresent instance. this result is accomplished by providing-the cylinderor chamber 64 with a port 77 which is in advance of the point at whichthe pipe communicates with this cylinder whereb after the plunger 65 hasmoved a distance sufiicient to move the selected matrix in position todrop upon the assembling rail. such plunger will uncover this port 77and thereby permit fluid pressure to proceed to the pneumatic motor fortheescapement. The ports 77 of the several matrix selecting devicescommunicate with a common passage 78 which in turn communicates with thepipe 56 leading to the escapement motor.

The casting point is beyond or at oneside of the matrix selectingdevices. the casting taking place while the matrices are assembled andclamped upon the assembling rail 32 as shown in Figs. 11, 12 and 13.

After each matrix carrier is released by the escanement and is removedfrom the range of the selecting devices andcarried o the casting pointby the traveling bands or conveyer, the projection 43 of the latch uponthe respective matrix carrier is enpassage 74 while the i 70 matrixselecting device through the pipe 7 0 stationary part of the machine.The re- 19 rices inalinement during the casting'oper'ation. In thepresent instance, the clamp involvesa relatively fixed member 80 whichis secured to one end of the'assembling rail and a relatively movablemember 81, the line of matrices being arranged between the two membersof the clamp and movement of the member 81 serves to firmly secure tliematrices. This ,member .81 is preferably inclosed Within a supportingcasing 82 one end of which may rest upon the adjacent end of theassembling rail while its' opposite end is attached to a fluid pressurecylinder 83, the latter containing a piston 84 which is attached to themovable clamp member position. The clamp is preferably controllablefromthe keyboard and in the present.

sure to the pipe. 86 toforce the piston- 84 to the left in Fig. 7andthereby clamp the line of matrices, and when the key is elevatedunder the action ofits retracting spring 91, an escape groove 92 will beplaced in communicationwith the pipe '86 and will'thereby vent theair-from the rear of the piston 84: and will permit the clamp to open.In order that the clamp mayremain in closed position for a: periodsufiicient to enable the casting operation to be completed, a latch 93may be provided for 'holdingthe key 88 in depressed position.

After a line of matrices-has been brought into position upc theassembling rail, the line may be justified by means-of the taperedspacers 29, the shanks 30 of which are longer than theshanks 28 of thematrices, and these elongated shanks 30 of the spacers are arranged tobe engaged by a justifying bar 94 which,-according to the presentinvention, is actuated by a pneumatic motor 95,' t he latter receivingmotive fluid through a pipe 96 and is provided with agsuit-ablecontrolling key upon the keyboard. After the casting operation has beencompleted, the matrices and also the spacers or justifying devices maybe all re turned to their normal position with respect to theirsupporting frame by means of a.

81, and a spring such as 85 may serve to normally hold the member 81in-retra-cted v bar 97 ,which is arranged in rear of the as sembling'rail and adapted to reciprocate above the assembling rail, and this barmay also be actuated by a pneumatic motor 98, this motor receivingmotive fluid from a fipipe99 and this pipe is also provided with acontrolling: key upon the keyboard.

In F ig ll, I have-shown an adjustable stop 100 at one end of theassembling rail which is adjustable by the screw 10O 'and permits themachine to be adjusted for lines of different lengths.

After the-matrices and spacers have been restored to the normalpositions with respect'to .the frame 24, these frames are all returnedtotheir normal elevated position and are held in such position by thelatches 38.. This result is accomplished in the pres- ;ent instance bymeans of an elevator 101 which is mounted to movevertically uponsuitable guides 102 formed -as a part of the machine frame, the elevatorengaging the lower ends of the fraines'i24, and this elevator may beactuated through the lever- 103 and'the links 104 and 1 05 by a plunger106 and cylinder 107, the latter receiving fluid pressurethrough thepipe 108 under the control of a suitable key upon the keyboard. I j a aWhile theline of matrices restupon-the assembling rail, the carriers areheld by means of .a detent 109 which engages the head18 of the foremostcarrier. This de tent normally occupies the position shown in Fig. 1 andis' provided with a pn-umatic motor l10;.by means ot-rvhich itnnay beretracted after-the elevator has restored the matrix frames :to normalelevatedposition, this motor in the present instance being supplied withmotive fluid through a .pipe'lll- 1. In a line composing and typecasting machine, the combination of-a plurality of matrix carriers eachhaving a series of trans versely shiftable matrices spacedlongitudina'lly thereon, matrix selecting means for shifting ,saidmatrices transversely, and

means for shifting said matrix carrl'ersin'a direction transverse totheir length to posl tion them successively inoperative relation to saidselecting means.

2. In a line composing andtype casting machine, the combination of apluralit I it matrix carriers, each having a series 0 m dividuallymovable; matrices spaced longi tudinally thereon, matrix selectingdevices spaced to correspond with the spacing of "165 and under thecontrol of asuitable key upon I machine, the combination of a pluralityof matrix carriers each having a series of individually movable matricesspaced longitudinally thereon, matrix selecting means operative upon themovable matrices of each carrier, means for shifting the matrix carriersin a direction transverse to their length to position them successivelyin operative relation to the selecting means, and an assembling railarranged to receive the selected matrices by a further transversemovement of the matrix carriers.

4. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of aplurality of matrix carriers, matrix selecting means, acontinuouslymoving conveyer freely suspending the matrix carriers and operative tointroduce the matrix carriers to said selecting means, to remove thematrix carriers from the selecting means,'and for returning them to theselecting means.

5. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of aplurality of matrix carriers, matrix selecting means, a traveling devicefor freely and frictionally suspending and-conveying the carriers to anoperative position with respect to the selecting means, and a device forsuccessively positioning the matrix carriers in operative relation tosaid selecting means.

,6. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of aplurality of matrix carriers, a traveling band for freely andfrictionally suspending and imparting circulating movement to the matrixcarriers, selecting means arranged at one point with respect to the pathof movement of the I matrix carriers, an assembling rail located beyondthe selecting means, and a releasing device for successively positioningthe matrix carriers in operative relation to the selecting means and forpermitting the1 selected matrices to assemble upon said ra1 7. In a linecomposing and type casting machine, the combination of an endlesscontinuously moving band, a plurality of matrix carriers suspended, onsaid band, each having a plurality of matrices, matrix selecting means,an'escapement for successively positioning the matrix carriers inoperative relation to the selecting means, and an assembling rail toreceive the selected matrices.

8. In a line com osing and type casting machine, the combination of anendless travell ng conveyer, a plurality of ma rix carriersoperativelyrelated to theconveyer, each carrier being provided with aseries of vertically movable superposed matrices. matrix selectingmeans, an escapement for successively positioning and releasing thematrix carriers with respect to the selectin means, an assembling railto receive an 'aline the selected matrices, and an elevator to restorethe matrices to normal position with respect to the carriers.

9. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of anendless traveling conveyer, a plurality of matrix carriers suspendedthereon, each carrier bearing a series of matrices which are movablevertically and arranged in superposed relation, matrix selecting means,an escapement for successively positioning and releasing the matrixcarriers with respect to the selecting means, a key-board cotiperativewith the selecting means, and means for actuating the escapementimmediately subsequent to the actuation of each unitof the selectingmeans.

10. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of aplurality of matrix carriers, each carrier being provided with a set ofsuperposed vertically movable matrices, means for imparting movement tothe matrix carriers in a direction transverse to their length, a seriesof selecting devices, corresponding to the matrices of each carrier, akey-board'operatively associated with the selecting devices, anescapement for successively positioning. an releasing each matrixcarrier with respect to the selecting devices and a pneumatic motorcontrolled by one of the selecting devices of the series for causingreleasing movement of the escapementafter one of the selecting devicesof the series has completed its operation.

11. In a line composing and'typecasting machine, the combination of atraveling conveyer, a plurality of matrix carriers suspended thereon,each carrier having a vertically movable matrix supporting frame, and alatch for retaining the matrix sup-- porting frame in normal elevatedposition,

matrix selecting means, a device for successively positioning andreleasing each matrix carrier with respect to said selecting means and adevice to cooperate With the latch of each carrier after its release topermit the matrix supporting frame of the carrier to drop and therebycarry the selected matrix into casting position.

12. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of atraveling member, a plurality of matrix carriers adapted to be shiftedby said member, each carrier embodying a vertically movable framecontainin a series of superposed matrices, a matrlx selecting means, anassembling rail, a device for successively positioning and releasingeach of the matrix ative to restore the matrix containing frames vice, alatch for normally retaining the ma each matrix. carrier being provided'With' a Ilatch for retalning the matrix containing means whereby theselected matrices may machine, the combination of a travelingcarrierswith respect to said selecting means,

frame 1n normal elevated position, a device for releasl-ngsaid latch'asthe respective matrix carrier is released from the selecting drop uponthe assembling rail, a stop for arresting the movement of the matrixcarriers While the selected matrices rest upon the assembling rail andan elevator oper-j to normal elevated position.

13. In a line-composing and type casting member, a set of matrixcarriers adapted to be shifted thereby, each matriX' carrier embodying avertically shiftable frame containing a setof laterally movable matricesin superposed relation, a latch forv holding the matrix containing framein'normal elevated position, a set of vertically spaced matrix selectingdevices, an escapement for successively positioning and releasing eachlnatrixcarrier with respect to theselecting devices, the selectingdevices being arranged to shift the selected matrix laterally, a devicefor releasing the latch of each ma-' trix carrier to permit therespective matrix containing frame to drop and thereby carrythe selectedmatrix to the assembling rail, a device for restoring the selectedmatrices to normal position with respect -to the matrix containingframes, and an elevator operative subsequently to the matrix restoringdevicefor returning the matrix con-' taining frames to normal elevatedposition.

14. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of aplurality of matrix'carriers, each embodying a vertically movable framecontaining a series of vertically spaced matrices and a justifyingdetrix containing frame in elevated position,

"selecting means, an escapement for successively'positioning andreleasing each matrix i carrier with respect to the selecting means,

a device for releasing the latch of eachmatrix-carrier as the latter isreleased from the selecting means whereby the matrix containing frame ispermitted to drop, an assemblin rail to receive't-he selected matrices,a

.tion with respect totheir frames. and. an elevator-for returnin thematrix containing frames to normale evated POSllZlOIL,

15. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of apair of end-- less traveling bands arranged in parallel relation aplurality of matrix carriers, each carrier having a head arovidedwithseats to rest upon the said )ands, a vertically movable frame,containing a set of vertically spaced matrices and a latch for normallyholding the matrix containing frame in elevated position, selectingdev1ces arranged to cooperatewith the matrices of each carrier, anescapement for successively positioning and releasing each matrixcarrier with respect to the matrix selecting devices and an assemblingrail to receive and aline the selected matrices.

16. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of aplurality of matrix carriers, :1 series of pneumatically actuated matrixselecting devices, a pneumatically actuated escapement for succes sivelypositioning and releasing each matrix carrier with respect to theselecting devices, the escapemcnt being automatically controlled by anyone of the selecting devices of nesses.

. BAYLUS OADE. Witnesses i CLARENCE A. BATEMAN, (J1me. S. HYEn.

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